Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: Mason : Cement : Construction
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:This verbal analogy asks you to preserve a three-term relationship: professional → material/subject → output or medium. A correspondent works with “news,” which ultimately appears in a “newspaper.” We must find a parallel structure among the options.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:Match roles and directionality (who uses what to yield which result). The best fit mirrors “agent uses material to create an output.”
Step-by-Step Solution:
Identify agent: correspondent ~ mason (both are roles).Identify material: news ~ cement (the working material).Identify outcome/medium: newspaper ~ construction (finished context/result).Verification / Alternative check:“Mason : Cement : Construction” retains the same arrow of production: role → material → outcome. Other choices break this arrow or distort categories.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Road : Vehicle : Festination — “Festination” (hastening) is not a produced artifact; categories mismatch.Cloud : Water : Ponds — water is content of clouds; ponds are separate containers, not an output of clouds here.Farmer : Crops : Food — food is broader consumption result; missing a distinct “publishing-like” medium.Miner : Ore : Smelter — smelter is a facility, not the product/outcome.Common Pitfalls:Confusing end-consumption (food) or locations (ponds, smelter) with a clearly produced outcome (construction/newspaper).
Final Answer:Mason : Cement : Construction
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